Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Expensive Self-Damage

Cecil, Dark Knight
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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23%synergy
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71%synergy
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Sun Titan
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10%synergy
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15%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
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22%synergy
Mister Negative
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18%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
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17%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
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14%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
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12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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Archivist of Oghma
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3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
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10%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
Caustic Bronco
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Silent Arbiter
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Swords to Plowshares
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Path to Exile
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Akroma's Will
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38%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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29%synergy
Angel's Grace
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30%synergy
Withering Boon
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33%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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14%synergy
Darkness
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21%synergy
Ad Nauseam
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21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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11%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
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19%synergy
Generous Gift
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-1%synergy
Dismember
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21%synergy
Restoration Magic
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13%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
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12%synergy
Simulacrum
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Final Showdown
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Silence
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Necrologia
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Mana Tithe
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Despark
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23%synergy
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33%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
Damnation
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
Austere Command
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Temporal Extortion
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10%synergy
Imperial Seal
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9%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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10%synergy
Storm Herd
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11%synergy
Rite of Consumption
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11%synergy
Providence
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11%synergy
Pain's Reward
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
Revival // Revenge
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6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
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10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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7%synergy
Reverse the Sands
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11%synergy
Slash the Ranks
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10%synergy
Stitch Together
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11%synergy
Dark Deal
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11%synergy
Invincible Hymn
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11%synergy
Day of Judgment
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
Grim Tutor
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7%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
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25%synergy
Commander's Plate
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The Darkness Crystal
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33%synergy
Mithril Coat
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30%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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25%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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31%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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33%synergy
Excalibur II
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32%synergy
The Endstone
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32%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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19%synergy
Shadowspear
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19%synergy
Colossus Hammer
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22%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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19%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
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22%synergy
Champion's Helm
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21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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Sword of the Animist
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19%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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20%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
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22%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
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22%synergy
Genji Glove
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16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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7%synergy
Ultima Weapon
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12%synergy
Buster Sword
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11%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
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10%synergy
Nettlecyst
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10%synergy
Lashwrithe
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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9%synergy
Defense Grid
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11%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
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10%synergy
Worldslayer
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11%synergy
Thran Power Suit
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11%synergy
Leyline Axe
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11%synergy
Shield of Kaldra
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11%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
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9%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
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9%synergy
Fireshrieker
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11%synergy
Jet Medallion
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5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lich's Mirror
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11%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
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11%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Axis of Mortality
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Greed
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Forge Anew
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Call of the Ring
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Knights' Charge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Near-Death Experience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Link
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Mantle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
All That Glitters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Link
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Coffers
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Minas Tirith
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Winding Canyons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
The Aetherspark
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-45%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Scrubland
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Marsh Flats
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
59%synergy
Vault of Champions
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Silent Clearing
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Prismatic Vista
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
City of Brass
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Starting Town
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Horizon of Progress
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-19%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Spire of Industry
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
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